Q.

Does TABC really need the extra information

provided by their Kanban and bar-coding? Or do they
just provide comfort to TABC’s American managers,
who came from companies that had such information?
 Began operations in Long Beach, California, in
1972
 Manufacture three models in ten colors of Truck
beds
 The facility comprises 300000 sq feet in fourteen
buildings on a 20 acre site
 Number of employees : 350
 Just-In-time commitment was made in 1979
 JIT project was started in 1980
  Kanban is a scheduling system that tells you
what to produce, when to produce it, and
how much to produce.
 It is not a inventory control system.
 Example of Kanban Card

Part Number Description

Supply
Location

Consumption
Location

Quantity
Use of Kanban Card
Quantity

X Maximum Lead Time for

Qty feeding = 2F
CmBox1
ax Lead Time Feeding

X/2
Qty Box2

Feeding
period (F)
0
 Number of Kanban =
Demand Rate x(Replenishment Time) x (1+SafetyFactor)
Container capacity

 Pre- requisite for kanban

 Repetitive component demand
 Shorter Lead Times

 Types of Kanban.
 Withdrawal kanban
 Production kanban
 part number
 part name
 lot size
 routing process
 name of the next process o location of the
next process
 name of the preceding process o location
of the preceding process o container type
 container capacity
 number of containers released
 materials required as inputs at the preceding stage
 parts required as inputs at the preceding stage
 information stated on withdrawals Kan-ban
 Any additional knowledge in addition to basic
knowledge will add to lead time.
 It can confuse user of the card.
 Other relevant information could be concealed in
from of barcode.
 Bar code will ensure integration of ERP with
Kanban.
 Will also maintain inventory accuracy.
 Information should be available only to relevant
person.
 Excessive information on Kanban can confuse the
worker.